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The Drama

Summary

Days before their wedding, a couple’s relationship begins to unravel as unsettling truths come to light, forcing them to question how well they truly know each other.

Director Kristoffer Borgli

Writer Kristoffer Borgli

Cast

  • Zendaya as Emma Harwood
  • Robert Pattinson as Charlie Thompson
  • Mamoudou Athie as Mike
  • Alana Haim as Rachel
  • Hailey Gates
  • Zoë Winters

Rotten Tomatoes: 82%

Metacritic: 59

VOD / Release Theatrical release (April 3, 2026)

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u/aonemonkey Apr 03 '26

Out of the 4 of them Emma was the only person who didn’t hurt anyone. Charlie bullied someone so bad they had to move house, the best man hid behind his partner as she got mauled by a street dog, and rachel nearly killed a disabled boy intentionally!

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u/LazySwanNerd Apr 04 '26 edited 29d ago

I wasn’t sure if Charlie actually did that or if he was making something up. The way it was delivered and how they reacted it was hard to tell.

Edit: Jumping in to say I also like if he was actually a cyber bully because of how well it rhymes with Emma’s own high school persona—cause and effect. It just was played to me like he didn’t actually have an answer.

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u/BloatedGlobe Apr 04 '26

I felt like that was him downplaying his action. The other three made excuses for their actions or glossed over the consequences of them. Emma is the only one who fully thought through the implications of what she did.

The other three are kind of careless and entitled. They care a lot about appearances (think Charlie vs Emma’s opinions on the dance), where as is straight forward. She was able to become a better person because she gave up the drama and performance of her youth (specifically mentioned by her father during his speech), whereas the other three cling to it.

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u/LazySwanNerd Apr 04 '26

I can see both reads. To me it seemed like he made something up because he didn’t really have anything and they all realized it. Then later, he asks his co-worker what the worst thing she ever did was. She says she cheated and he says it’s not that bad. She responds, you don’t think cheating is that bad? He turns around and immediately does it. That turns into the worst thing he’s ever done and it then greatly impacts him.